When dividing 592 by 9.25, how many zeros will be placed in the dividend?

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To determine how many zeros will be placed in the dividend when dividing 592 by 9.25, we can convert 9.25 into a whole number for easier division.

9.25 can be expressed as a fraction: \( 9.25 = \frac{925}{100} \).

Now when we divide, we can multiply both the numerator (592) and the denominator (9.25) by 100 to eliminate the decimal.

So, we have:

\[ \frac{592 \times 100}{9.25 \times 100} = \frac{59200}{925} \]

Since you initially had 592 as the dividend, you will need to add two zeros to 592 to make it 59200 after scaling it up for the division by 9.25.

Thus, the answer is two zeros will be placed in the dividend.